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Econo Lodge South – reviews, photos

2.0 of 5
5321 Jefferson Davis Hwy., Fredericksburg, VA 22408
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Ranked #34 of 41 hotels in Fredericksburg
2.0 of 5 stars 36 Reviews
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“Worst hotel experience EVER!!!!!”
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 29 August 2011 via mobile
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I'm a contractor who travels and stays at hotels frequently and I have been here for 5 months and am so glad that finally I start a new contract elsewhere! We chose this hotel originally because of the great weekly price but little did we know what we were getting ourselves into and wish we had read the reviews! This place is a total dump! There's only 2 yes 2 good things about here! 1 great location. 2 the hired and only hired help are polite and helpful! The foreign family that own, live, and work here are rude and disrespectful, and have no customer service skills! The hotel has drugs and drug dealers! Multiple times with undercover agents doing busts! Cops in and out one a regular! The foreign family that owns the hotel bang on your door obnoxiously before checking out to harass you about collecting the next night or week pay! Same family who does all the house cleaning ignore the do not disturb sign barge in on you without knocking! Twice was in the shower and was walked in on! They half speak English and are very rude! Actually asked housekeeping to vacuumed the floor and was handed the vacuum to do it myself! Rooms are filthy, stained on everything! Mold in the a/c units! Cockroaches and spiders! Ants and other insects! Completely disgusting! Have been here for 5 moths which is $5,000.00 and still disrespectful! Very trashy, filthy and disgusting and so thankful to be leaving! All though they have the cheaper rates not worth $5 a night! I would and will never recomend or stay in this dump again! Even one of their own family members was being patted down by undercover cops! Nothing better than walking out your door to 8 cops patting down the owners of the hotel! Rooms stink with horrible odors and awful sights for a room! Complete disregard and respect to their customers! Be warned STAY AWAY! SAVE YOUR MONEY OR SPEND THE EXTRA ELSEWHERE! HORRIBLE EXPERIENCE! And just so you know the change their rates for certain people! 242.00 was our weekly rate! Some less and some more for other people! People like this is what gives places a bad name! Actually had to call the Better Business Bureau and Health Department! This tells you how bad it is here! We hope you take this warning serious and stay away! Just read the other reviews!

  • Stayed August 2011
    • 1 of 5 stars Value
    • 3 of 5 stars Location
    • 1 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 1 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 1 of 5 stars Service
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Brook Park, Ohio
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7 reviews 7 reviews
Reviews in 5 cities Reviews in 5 cities
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
“No frills-Early Breakfast”
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 20 July 2011

Great price. Honestly, I expected worse, but the room was clean. Simple, basic motel, but great for a stop along the way. Internet was secure and quick enough. Beds were comfortable and clean. No smell in our room. Once we got the AC going, it was quite comfortable. Room has TV, frig. microwave. They're not kidding about the breakfast. If you don't get to the buffet style breakfast by 8:30, you're out of luck. So don't sleep in! Overall, we liked it as a stop along the way. I would recommend this lodging for anyone on a budget.

  • Stayed July 2011, travelled with family
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 3 of 5 stars Service
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Grove City, Pennsylvania
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25 reviews 25 reviews
Reviews in 18 cities Reviews in 18 cities
32 helpful votes 32 helpful votes
“Run the other way!”
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 12 July 2011
3
people found this review helpful

Filthy, filthy, filthy! The room was disgusting! Dirty, moldy, rusty… just plain filthy. The rates are low, but I would not stay here again if it were free. Run the other way!!!

  • Stayed July 2011, travelled with family
    • 1 of 5 stars Value
    • 1 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 1 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 2 of 5 stars Service
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“Wouldnt stay here longer than one night”
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 14 August 2010

We drove to Virginia to see a concert and we stayed at comfort suites for 2 nights then decided we wanted to stay in VA one last night cause we were tired from the concert and didnt wanna drive home so we found this place, since it was cheap, and well it was a non smoking room and it smelled like smoke, and there was an ashtray in the room, which was weird..There was a bug on the ceiling and 2 in the bathroom, not sure what kind of bugs they were, there was a squished spider on the ceiling, and the walls were really dirty, they had unknown squished things and marks all over. The bathroom was tiny but whatever, There was wood nailed to the walls in the bathroom holding up the shower curtain,There were a few cobwebs above the door and wall, The beds were clean surprisingly, There was someone elses old drink in the fridge, and the microwave was really dirty,It was fine since it was one night, but still it kinda grossed me out..
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  • Stayed August 2010, travelled with friends
    • 2 of 5 stars Value
    • 1 of 5 stars Location
    • 4 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 1 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 2 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 1 of 5 stars Service
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Torrington, Connecticut
1 review
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
“Dishonest and disgusting”
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 4 August 2010
2
people found this review helpful

Peeling paint, broken fixtures and a urine smell greeted us when we entered our room. There was plywood screwed to the wall to hold up the shower curtain. The bed linens were stained, the free wi-fi was not accessable. I left a bag behind when my wife got cut on the broken faucet and it "disappeared". The management was rude and condescending when asked about it. You could not pay me enough to stay there again.

  • Stayed July 2010, travelled with family
    • 1 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 1 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 1 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 1 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 1 of 5 stars Service
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Address: 5321 Jefferson Davis Hwy., Fredericksburg, VA 22408
Price range (per night):* INR2,452 - 2,452

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